Industry Updates
Hurricane Season Predictions: How Operators Prepare
Every year, the same question comes up as summer turns to fall: what do this year’s hurricane season predictions actually mean for a property sitting in a storm’s potential path? NOAA’s 2026 Atlantic outlook calls for a below-normal to near-normal ...
Build-To-Rent
Takeaways from IMN Build-to-Rent Fall: What Owners Are Missing From Their Manager
What BTR Owners Are Actually Missing From Their Manager At IMN Build-to-Rent Fall in Dallas last week, we sat down with two owners, one already a client, one still evaluating us, and heard nearly the same story twice. Both are ...
Build-To-Rent
Why Home Builders Are Betting Big on Build-to-Rent
For years, the story of the American housing market centered on getting more people into homeownership. In 2026, a quieter but equally important shift is taking place: builders themselves are increasingly choosing to build homes for renters instead of buyers. ...
Build-To-Rent / Multi-Family Rentals
After the Floods: What Indiana’s Record Storms Should Change About How MFR and BTR Communities Prepare
The flooding that has moved through Indiana over the past week has been historic — record river crests, thousands of evacuations, and losses no community wants to measure in lives instead of just property damage. Our thoughts are with everyone ...
Build-To-Rent
The Sun Belt Is Not One Market: What BTR Investors Need to Know About Where the Sector Stands Right Now
The Sun Belt is not one market. It is 15 to 18 states with different economies, different demand drivers, and different absorption trajectories that must be underwritten individually. That distinction matters right now more than it has at any point ...
Single Family Rentals
Why Management Transitions Fail — and How to Avoid It : The Complete Owner’s Guide
The most common reason owners stay with an underperforming property manager is not satisfaction. It is fear. Fear that the transition will create more disruption than it solves. That fear is valid — a poorly managed transition can create resident ...
Single Family Rentals
The Operator Era: Why Execution Is the New Edge in Rental Housing
The best asset in the market can still underperform if the operating system is slow.” The next phase of rental housing performance will not be won by better locations or better products alone. It will be won by better operators. ...
Multi-Family Rentals
Mid-Year 2026 Multifamily Market Update: Key Takeaways for Investors
RENU tuned into CoStar’s State of the U.S. Multifamily Market: Mid-Year 2026 webinar this week, where CoStar’s Grant Montgomery, national director of multifamily analytics, shared an update on how the market is tracking against 2026 projections. Here are our key ...
Build-To-Rent
What the ROAD to Housing Act Means for BTR Investors — and Why RENU Is Ready
The most significant federal housing legislation in decades is now law. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act took effect on July 11, 2026, and it changes the rules for how large institutional investors can own, operate, and transfer single-family ...
